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Assistant News Director
Meredith
Springfield, MA, United States
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Job Title
Assistant News Director WSHM-E06588
I. Job Summary - Major Goals and Objectives
The Assistant News Director is one of the most critical positions in the newsroom. This position understands, embraces and implements newsroom long term and short term strategy. This position provides leadership in the newsroom. The Assistant News Director plays a critical role in story development with reporters and reviews scripts for accuracy, legal issues, content, value, relevance, grammar and overall direction. This role is actively involved in recruiting newsroom personnel an oversees hiring for certain job categories. The Assistant News Director serves as the primary point of contact in the newsroom when the News Director is unavailable. This position actively engages in putting content on the web and directs the newsroom to support a multi-platform environment.
II. Essential Job Functions
Weight % Accountabilities, Actions and Expected Measurable Results
50% - Supervises newsroom operations. Reviews scripts, works with newsroom assets an other departments. Oversees daily editorial content on web.
20% - Performs administrative functions; coordinating schedules; approves time sheets; coordinates projects
20% - Providing coaching, feedback and performance appraisals for newsroom staff
10% - Assists with news strategy planning and breaking news coverage